Welcome to the Health Information Technology Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to HIT and health information exchange.

ONC Releases Draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for Public Comment

The ONC has released the draft 2024–2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment. The agency developed the draft in partnership with more than 25 federal organizations. 

Carequality Interoperability Network Celebrates 10 Years of HIE

Carequality, a national interoperability trusted exchange framework for health information exchange (HIE), is celebrating its tenth anniversary since The Sequoia Project, a nonprofit advocate for nationwide HIE, first launched the initiative. 

Establishing a Telehealth Alliance to Boost Rural Healthcare Access

Virtual care provider Eagle Telemedicine has launched an alliance that enables rural hospitals to share costs and resources for virtual specialty care services, according to this recent mHealth Intelligence news article.

Limited EHR Integration Impacts Use of Clinical Communication Tools

Adopters of interoperability solutions for clinical communications report various levels of EHR integration, even among the most deeply engaged clients, according to a KLAS report.

Children’s Hospital LA Launches Telehealth Urgent Care

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has debuted Virtual Urgent Care, available to children and young adults up to age 21 who require after-hours care for non-emergency illness or injuries. The service pairs patients with CHLA providers via video meeting from a computer, tablet or smartphone.

Government Policies Needed For Full Interoperability in Senior Care, Experts Argue

Although more and more skilled nursing operators are prioritizing crucial data exchange, there are still plenty of facilities where this process needs to improve, health-tech experts argued during a recent virtual panel discussion.

Improving Interoperability and Health Equity With Health Information Exchange Networks

In a webinar sponsored by DocuSign, scheduled for April 16 at 1 pm ET, DocuSign will discuss how its pilot project with Velatura will streamline the patient consent form capture process for protected health information (PHI) and improve efficiency for providers.

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